General Care Discussion :: Growth rate

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Post Posted: Sat Dec 25, 2010 9:44 pm   Growth rate

How fast should a turtle grow?
Bowser (female) was just under 4 inches when we got her 5 months ago, and now she's close to 6 inches.
Just curious. :)
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Post Posted: Sat Dec 25, 2010 10:45 pm   Re: Growth rate

seems like the growth pattern is just fine. since shes female she should be growing at about that pace.
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Post Posted: Sun Dec 26, 2010 7:19 pm   Re: Growth rate

Also check the seams and shell for steady growth. An inch growth for a RES that's 4" in 5 months is a little fast than what I would expect but pretty normal.
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